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Musleh Ma'ood : The Prophecy and its Fulfillment

Summary of Friday Sermon Hazrat Khalifatul Masih V(aba)

After reciting the Tashahhud, Ta’awwuz, and Surah Al-Fatihah, Hazrat Khalifatul Masih V (aba) stated:

These days Yaum-e-Musleh-e-Maud [Musleh Maud Day] is being commemorated in the Jama’at, i.e. regarding the prophecy in which God Almighty gave the glad tidings to the Promised Messiah (as) of a promised son. God Almighty foretold about this son that He will be the one who possesses special qualities, who is a true servant to his faith, will attain long life and will continue the works and mission of the Promised Messiah (as). This prophecy was made on 20th February 1886 and this son was born on 12th January 1889, who was named Mirza Bashiruddin Mahmud Ahmad and to whom God Almighty bestowed the mantle of Khilafat after the demise of Hazrat Khalifatul Masih I (ra). This prophecy was not just about the birth of a son, rather it was to foretell the birth of an extraordinary son who would lay the foundations to a spiritual revolution in the world.

As I have mentioned I shall present the Promised Messiah’s (as) response to his critics and this can truly be understood if one reads his own words. The Promised Messiah (as) states: “… the reality behind reviving the dead is that one prays and asks for the soul to be brought back; such reviving of the dead has been attributed to the Messiah and some other Prophets in the Bible, regarding which the critics have much to say. … what benefit could the imperfect soul of a morally corrupt or materialistic person who is but another man from among common men, grant the world?”

Regarding the prophecy of Musleh Maud, the Promised Messiah (as) explains, “In this instance, by the grace and beneficence of God Almighty, and by virtue of the blessing of the Seal of the Prophets (sa), that Benevolent God accepted this humble one’s prayer, and promised to send a soul so holy, that its apparent and hidden blessings would spread all over the world.”

The Promised Messiah (as) made this statement in Tabligh-e-Risalat [a book of the Promised Messiah (as)]. Hence, the Promised Messiah (as) stated that he did not beseech for an ordinary soul. Rather he prayed for a sign, as a result of which, Allah the Exalted gave glad tidings of a son who possessed numerous qualities. The tidings of such a glorious son were given, who would attain a long life, be extremely intelligent and bright and possess grandeur, majesty and wealth. Nations would obtain blessings from him. He would be filled with secular and spiritual knowledge. He would be endowed with an extremely profound understanding of the Word of Allah, i.e. the Holy Qur’an. Furthermore, he would utilise this God-given understanding and would serve the Holy Qur’an in such a magnificent manner that he would enlighten the world as to the status of the Word of Allah. He will be the means of procuring the release of those held in bondage; He will be Aalime Kabab, meaning such universal catastrophes would occur during his lifetime that it will torment the entire world. His fame will spread to the ends of the earth.

We are a witness to the universal catastrophes, such as the ones mentioned in the prophecy which occurred during the era of Hazrat Musleh Maud (ra) in the form of the two World Wars as well as other calamities. As I mentioned, I will now say a few words in relation to the life and character of Hazrat Musleh Maud (ra).

As far as his education is concerned, after completing the recitation of the Holy Qur’an, he enrolled in an official school and had the opportunity to acquire secular education. Pir Manzoor Muhammad Sahib (ra), taught him Urdu for some time. Following this, Maulvi Sher ‘Ali Sahib (ra) taught him English.  Hazrat Sahibzada Mirza Mahmood Ahmad Sahib himself states in great detail that he was a poorly child with several chronic ailments and severe problems with sight, due to trachoma. His eyes were severely painful and the doctor was worried that he would lose eyesight. Upon this, the Promised Messiah (as) started to particularly pray and voluntary fasts along with this. With the grace of God, his eyesight improved but he remained partially sighted in one eye. The Promised Messiah (as) told his teachers to educate him with whatever he could cope with and do not force him into school. However, the Promised Messiah (as) stressed that he should study the translation of the Holy Qur’an and Bukhari from Hazrat Maulvi Sahib (that is, from Hazrat Maulana Nur-ud-Din, Hazrat Khalifat-ul-Masih I (ra) and he should also study medicine, as this is the profession associated with their family.

Despite several school reports that he was not making satisfactory progress in school, the Promised Messiah (as) did not force his son to study and remained very supportive. Hazrat Khalifatul Masih I (ra) was also very supportive and said to Hazrat Sahibzada Mirza Mahmood Ahmad Sahib: ‘Mian! Your health is not well enough that you can study yourself. Visit me and I will teach you in a way which you would only need to listen.” So, Hazrat Sahibzada Mirza Mahmood Ahmad Sahib learnt Holy Qur’an first and then Sahih Bukhari as well as some lessons in medicine. Hazrat Musleh Maud says that this was my education. During those days when I was finishing this course, Allah Almighty showed me a dream which was about his intellectual progress.

His worldly education was effectively next to nothing and he was taught by God. His speeches, addresses, writings and exegesis of the Holy Qur’an are a testimony to the fact that he was most definitely taught by God Almighty. This is a great sign of the truthfulness of this prophecy. Hazrat Musleh Maud (ra) delivered his first public speech during the lifetime of the Promised Messiah (as) at the Jalsa Salana of 1906, which gained wide-spread acclamation and acceptance. His spiritual progress was immense, his next Jalsa Speech was after the demise of the Promised Messiah (as) and was found to be full of religious knowledge and eloquence. Several non-Ahmadi scholars applauded his vastness of his knowledge and depth of his understanding.

Regarding the standard of his prayers even as a child, one of his childhood teachers, Hazrat Mufti Muhammad Sadiq Sahib expressed the following: “I recall that once when Mian Mahmud was approximately 10 years old, he was standing for prayer in the Aqsa Mosque with the Promised Messiah (as), and when he went into prostration, began weeping profusely. From an early age, he possessed an exceptional relationship of love for God and His Messengers.”

Then there is another incident which illustrates the deeply fervent state of his prayers and his habit of remaining in prostration for long periods. Sheikh Ghulam Ahmad Sahib used to recall: “Once I resolved that I would spend the entire night alone in the Mosque and would ask of my Lord all that I desired in seclusion. When I arrived in the Mosque, I saw that someone was already busy in prostration, and was weeping with such anguish that I was unable to focus on my own prayer. The prayer of that individual had such a powerful effect on me that I began praying, “O my Lord, whatever this person is imploring of you, do Thou grant it to him.” I stood for so long waiting for the person to arise from his prostration so that I could see who it was that I became tired from standing. I do not know how long he was already there before my arrival, but when he lifted his head, I saw that it was Mian Mahmood Ahmad Sahib. I greeted him with Salam, shook his hand and asked him, “Mian, whatever did you ask from God today?” He replied, “I have only asked of God that He should revive Islam before my very eyes.” After saying this, he proceeded back inside.

At such a young age, the deep desire he possessed to see the day of Islam’s victory did indeed bear fruit, as God blessed him with the mantle of Khilafat in his youth. Hazrat Sahibzada Mirza Mahmood Ahmad Sahib has mentioned a prayer of his published in “Tasheezul Azhaan” in the year 1909. The words of that prayer are as follows: “O my Lord! With my heartfelt anxiousness, I fall at Your threshold and I supplicate to You with all my heart, begging of You to hear my prayer. My Lord! Holy art thou! My people are heading towards ruin, save them from this destruction. If they call themselves Ahmadis, how can they ever forge a connection with me until their hearts and their inner self becomes pure?...Thus, O my Lord! Stir your attributes of Rahmaniyyah [the Ever Merciful] and Raheemiyah [the Most Gracious] and purify them. Instil within them the passion and spirit of the Companions (ra) so they become anxious to serve the faith, and their words and actions become refined and pure. … O my Lord! Save my people from all sorts of trials and grief, safeguard them from all kinds of calamities that may befall them and ensure there are great noble people born among them. May they become a nation that You are pleased with and become a community that You have chosen for Yourself. May they be free from the influence of Satan and may the angels continuously descend upon them. Bless this community both in their worldly endeavours and in their faith. Ameen”

As I mentioned earlier, this prayer was from 1909, when Khilafat had begun. At that time, he was only 20 years of age, however, he had a heartfelt longing to serve his faith and for his people. May God Almighty shower His endless Mercy on him, the one who spent day and night in spreading the religion of the Holy Prophet (sa) and the mission of his Ardent Devotee – the Promised Messiah and Mahdi (as) – and having fulfilled his pledge, he returned to his Lord. May God Almighty enable us to understand and recite this heartfelt prayer of his, and may we fulfil the rights of being an Ahmadi. May God Almighty enable us to do so.


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